Drum Set Curriculum
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Syncopation - Accents for Fills & Solos
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Syncopation, accents, Fills & Solos
Syncopation - Accents for Fills & Solos
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Syncopation, accents, Fills & Solos

  • Lesson One: Accented 8th Notes (pg. 47-49)

  • Lesson Two: Accented Dotted 8th/16ths (pg. 50-52)

  • Lesson Three: Accented Triplets (pg. 53-58)

  • Lesson Four: Triplets with Mixed Sticking (pg. 59)

  • Lesson Five: Accented 16th Notes (pg. 60-63)

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Syncopation, accents, Fills & Solos
The Language of Drumming - Dynamics & Sticking
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The Language of Drumming, Fills & Solos, Technique
The Language of Drumming - Dynamics & Sticking
Level 3
The Language of Drumming, Fills & Solos, Technique

  • Dynamic Letters (pg. 15-16)

  • Sticking Letters (pg. 17-18)

  • Diddles 1 and 2 (pg. 19-22)

  • Flams (pg. 23-24)

  • Double Note Singles (pg. 25-26)

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The Language of Drumming, Fills & Solos, Technique
The Language of Drumming - The Rhythmic Alphabet
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The Language of Drumming, Reading, Fills & Solos
The Language of Drumming - The Rhythmic Alphabet
Level 3
The Language of Drumming, Reading, Fills & Solos

  • Time Letters (pg. 13-14)

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The Language of Drumming, Reading, Fills & Solos

Checklist

  1. Play accented 16th note fills around the drum set using parallel, contrary and oblique motions

  2. Play broken 16th note fills around the drum set using parallel, contrary and oblique motions

  3. Play accented and broken 16th note fills for 1, 2, 3 and 4 beats

  4. Play accented triplet fills around the drum set using parallel, contrary and oblique motions

  5. Play broken triplet fills around the drum set using parallel, contrary and oblique motions

  6. Play accented and broken triplet fills for 1, 2, 3 and 4 beats

  7. Play with a click at 80-120 bpm

  8. Record a drumless track with 3 bars of a rock groove and 1 bar of a fill

  9. Record a short solo using accented triplets around the drum set

  10. Record a short solo using accented 16th notes around the drum set